Display card



Sept. 11, 1934. E A LO E, R 1,973,641

DISPLAY CARD Filed Oct. 21, 1933 g INVENTOR WITNESSES Edwin 1L achizfiof w BY a I MW WW Patented Sept. 11, 1934 ETED STATES PATENT OFFICE Nevins Church Press,

Inc., New York, N. Y., a.

corporation of New Jersey Application October 21,

4 Claims.

This invention relates to display cards, and particularly to a display card for displaying small boxes or similar articles, the object being to provide a construction wherein advertising matter may be readily used and means provided for holding the box firmly on the card.

Another object of this invention is to provide a display card wherein a plurality of locking tabs are provided coacting with a slotted box for holding the box against removal.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a display card holding razor blade boxes or other small boxes, the structure being such that the box is held against removal even when agitated or turned upside down.

In the accompanying drawing-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display card disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the box shown in Figure 1, the same embodying certain features of the invention;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on the line 33;

Figure 4 is a sectional View through Figure 2, on the line 44;

Figure 5 is a sectional View through Figure 1 on the line 5-5.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a card which is shown as rectangular but which may be any other shape without departing from the spirit of the invention. This card is provided with a pair of identically constructed pressed up tongues or tabs 2. As these tabs are identical the same numerals will be used for both tabs and associated parts.

The tab 2 is arranged intermediate the ends and top and'bottom edges, preferably in such location that the box 3 to be displayed is spaced above the lower edge, in order that suitable advertising matter 4 may be used. The tab 2 is provided with an auxiliary tab 5 extending in the opposite direction and with the upper end spaced below the respective points 6 and '7. Preferably it is spaced further below points 6 and 7 than it is wide, as clearly shown in Figure 5. The tab 2 and also tab 5 coact with the box 3, which is provided with a slot 8 at the rear sufliciently wide to readily take tab 2 and to permit tab 5 to pass through the slot, after which the box 3 is moved downwardly to the position shown in Figure 5, whereupon the tab 5 will move in front of the back wall of the box 3 and thereby lock the parts in position.

When the box is arranged in the described 1933, Serial No. 694,655

position as shown in Figure 5 there is a sharp bend 9 in tab 2 at the base of the tab 5, so that with this sharp bend and the tab 5 it is almost impossible to remove the box without tearing the tab, which is done when the box 3 is sold.

It will be understood that the box 3 contains razor blades or other articles to be sold, the box and all the articles therein being sold as a unit. This arrangement presents an efficient and cheaply constructed device which will hold box 3 substantially permanently on the card until it is removed by tearing the tab.

As shown in Figure 2 there are provided devices for two boxes but, if desired, a single tab 2 could be used or more than 2. It will be understoodthat the box may be any desired box now on the market with the slot 8 added to the desired structure of box.

I claim:--

1. A display card for supporting boxes comprising a body having a pressed-out tab, an auxiliary tab pressed out of the first mentioned tab at a point below the end of the first mentioned tab connected with the body said auxiliary tab facing in the opposite direction to the first mentioned tab.

2. In a display card the combination with a box having a slot therein of a card body formed with a pressed out tongue adapted to be inserted into said slot, and an auxiliary tongue pressed from the first mentioned tongue at a point spaced from both ends of the tongue, said auxiliary tongue extending in the opposite direction to the first mentioned tongue, said auxiliary tongue also being adapted to pass through said slot and interlock with the material above the slot when the box has been correctly positioned on the first mentioned tongue.

3. In a display card the combination with a slotted box of means for supporting the same on a card, comprising a tongue carried by the card and insertable through the slot in the box, said tongues being formed intermediate its length with a tab extending in the opposite direction to the tongue so that the tongue will overlap the box below the slot therein and. said tab will overlap the box above the slot therein.

4. A card for supporting a slotted box, com,- prising a body, a tongue pressed from said body but connected therewith at one point, said tongue being adapted to be inserted through a slot in said box when the card is in use, and a tab pressed from said tongue positioned to face in the opposite direction to said tongue.

EDWIN A. LOCKE, JR. 

